Government of India has decided to introduce Visa on Arrival  (VOA) facility for Korean tourists visiting India, with effect from 15^th April 2014. A decision to this effect was taken, during the state visit to India by the President of the Republic of Korea H.E. Madame Park Geun-hye in January this year. 

The Korean visitors will be given a single entry Tourist Visa for duration of up to one month, on arrival at the airports. A fee of US$ 60 or equivalent amount in Indian Rupees will be charged for VOA. The facility will be available at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports. VOA can be availed a maximum of two times in a calendar year, with a minimum of two month gap between the visits. 

          Tourists will however be at liberty to procure their visa prior to travel to India, through BLS – Indian Visa Application Center (http://www.blsindiavisa.kr/), if they so prefer. 

The facility will not be applicable to holders of Diplomatic / Official Passports whose travel will continue to be governed by existing agreement on the matter between the two countries.         

Seoul

10 April, 2014